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BHARUCH, NOV 26
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel was laid to rest at his native village Piraman in Gujarat’s Bharuch district on Thursday.
Shri @RahulGandhi meets with Shri Ahmed Patel ji's family at his residence in Bharuch, Gujarat. pic.twitter.com/fkRvCH44Is
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attended the funeral of the party’s key strategist and troubleshooter, who died on Wednesday.
Shri @RahulGandhi stands with the family of Shri Ahmed Patel ji at his last rites in Gujarat. pic.twitter.com/JJ6zzk7aPo
— Congress (@INCIndia) November 26, 2020
Patel’s mortal remains reached Piraman from Vadodara and he was laid to rest at a Muslim cemetery in the presence of hundreds of locals and Congress leaders.
Shri @RahulGandhi attends Shri Ahmed Patel ji's last rites. pic.twitter.com/mvzhurhVHO
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The mortal remains reached Vadodara airport Wednesday night and were kept at the Sardar Patel Hospital at Ankleshwar town of Bharuch district.
Last rites of Shri Ahmed Patelji https://t.co/m6n1jwuY31
— Congress (@INCIndia) November 26, 2020
After landing at Surat airport on Thursday morning, Gandhi reached Piraman by road and consoled the grieving family of the former Congress MP.
As per Patel’s wishes, his mortal remains were buried next to his parent”s grave, a resident said.
Gujarat Congress president Amit Chavda, AICC in-charge of Gujarat Rajeev Satav, leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, and former chief ministers Kamal Nath and Shankersinh Vaghela were among those who attended the funeral.
